Archive for September, 2010
College Students Guide to Better Study Habits
College life allows you more freedom. You get to be more independent and learn to manage your own time. It can be totally different than you were in high school. In so many ways, college can be the best days of your life. To survive your freshman year and adjust well from your highschool years, [...]
Students Guide to Florida State University
Florida State University (FSU) was established through the 1823 Territorial Legislature of Florida that seeks to establish a higher education system. Two seminaries were founded in 1851 through this legislature: West Florida Seminary of Tallahassee and the eastern seminary in Ocala. The eastern seminary, however, closed after the Civil War but reopened in 1866 in [...]
What You Need to Know about SAT
You might be surprised to find some honor students in your school not doing well in their SAT. It can also be quite shocking to find out that those who aced the SAT or other standardized tests are not even consistent A-students. It only goes to show that even bright students don’t have an absolutely [...]
Admission to the University of Nebraska Lincoln
The University of Nebraska was established in 1869 by the Nebraska State Legislature. It was founded on the mission of affording state inhabitants the means to learn the branches of science, literature, and the arts. Its first graduating class granted was its first two degrees in 1873. In 1896, it became the first school west [...]
Choosing the Best College for You
You shouldn’t limit your search to a list of Ivy League universities, when there are other colleges out there that you can always consider based on your personal requirements and preferences. Even less known schools may give you the kind of education you need and the campus life that will make you a more well-rounded [...]
The University of Arizona School Profile
The University of Arizona began in 1885 via the Arizona Territory’s Thieving Thirteenth Legislature. The first class in 1891 consisted of 32 students, held in the University’s first building. During its first 23 years, it held preparatory classes since Arizona had no high schools. Today, it is the only medical school in the area that [...]
What to Do when You Have Low SAT Scores
So, you’ve taken SAT I and SAT II, but the scores say that it won’t be easy for you to get into any of your dream colleges. You might be thinking of how to fix it so top-notch schools will consider your application. Fortunately, not all schools focus on standardized test scores alone. They also [...]